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About Chris Mannix

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI’s “Open Floor” podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.

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Everything Went Wrong With the Celtics
Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols break down how Boston blew a 3–1 series lead to the Sixers, why Jaylen Brown complained about the refs on Twitch, Joe Mazzulla’s game plan and whether Jayson Tatum should have been playing so many minutes.
00:20:16 | May 5, 2026
Everything Went Wrong With the Celtics
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